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VEGETABLE SUBSTANCES. 



to an extent quite sufficient to account for this vari- 

 ance. The stalk of this, and indeed of all the varie- 

 ties of millet, resembles a jointed reed, having at 

 every joint a long broad leaf embracing the stalk 

 with its base. This variety rises to the height of 

 three or four feet, and terminates in a compact spike 

 about eight or nine inches long, somewhat thicker at 

 the base than at the top, beset with small round grains, 

 which adhere but slightly to the husk, and therefore 

 are very liable to be shaken out when ripe. The use 

 principally made of this grain is the feeding of poultry. 



Italian Millet Sitaria Italica. 



ITALIAN MILLET Sitaria italica bears a con- 

 siderable resemblance to the variety just described. 



